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E t 0. GOODilell, EDWOlta
Towanda, 44 Thursday, May 15, 1879
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The 'Presidential canvass of next
year is toi / be.one of thepost exciting
and -closely-contested, battles ever
known in the political history of the.
country. The Democracy,Submerged
beneath, the great poprilp -- uprising
occasioned , by the Rebellion, has
. again becothe powerful i k„through'
causes brought about I;principsily
from th& forbearance and
,inagnaniM.:
ity of the successful defenders of the
integrity of the .Union. Indeed, the
great crime of which the South was
guilty has brought to: the unrepent
ant and unconstructed rebels inereas
eti
political power, by adding to their
' numbers in COngress and in the
ililecioral College. The shot-gun and
bludgeon,have made a " Solid South,"
and-as in the . days past, the, Northern
Deinocracyi. with servile and abject,
subrnisMon;bends to the deerce and
obeys the behests - of Southerd diets
tion. With : a majority in both houses
of Congress i , the South, which is 'the
Democratic party, loons with longing
eyes and anxious hearts to success at
the next presidential election for the
realizatiom of their hopes, by the cow
sunimation of their designs upon the
public treasury. The liope of success
is . baSed upon casting the Vote of the
Southern States unanitnouSlv for the
Democratic nonirnee, and receiving
enough votes frorb Northern States
toinalie a majority of the Electoral
edllerv. An enumeration of the
liFectOral votes North and South may
assist in forming clear comprehen
sion of the situation. There arc to be
cast 30... Electoral votes, and 183 are
necessnr. to an election:
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In a contest betweeii the Solid
South and the Solid North the bitter
would .have a majority of 93, but a
transfer of 4 of its voles to the can
tli(latc of theY South would elect him.
To make certain of these votes, and
thus elect the Denuicratie candidate,
is what is now the key to the pro
ceedings of the Democracy in Con
gress. :The 3 - votes of the States of
New York are an important factor
in the election. Without them, the
hopes of the Democracy are vain. In
the present state of public feeling.
there is but little prospect of carrying
that State . against the Republicans,
except by . outraguins and . wholesale
frauds in New York City. It is to
make elleatin:r there easy - that the
attempt is being made to repeat all
des protecting the voter and calcu
lated in 'preserve the integrity of the
ballot-hos. The pretense of military
interference is a sham, intended to
secure let , isliithin which will allow
the repeaters and ballot-box stutters
in New Ym - s free scope _for their
operations, and thus contr. - 01 the Piet
idential election.
New York be carried by
fraud for the Democratic candidate,
the t 3 votes required to make the
requiite number might possibly be
,jtad in Indiana, which has votes
• in the Electoral College. This State
has greater facilities for Democratic
Manipulation than , any other North
ern State. and by the repeal of ihe
laws souglit for by the . Democracy,
would otfer a fair field fair- their ope
rations and for the use of TILDEN'S
barljof money.
The preliminary strOzale, then, is
in Cong,ress. The country under
tanas this, and is watching with
anxiety the result. Fortunately, the
President interposes -- between the
conntry and the conspirators
.who
would give free play to the Sfivithern
bull“loiers. and Northern repeaters
' and ballot-boX stokers. it is a des
perate game. the: Democracy is play
ing, and it Will 4c fought with bitter
ness. On the part of the-South, it 'is
a desire to obtain perfect control of
the government, that they may them:
by accomplish what they' failed to
bring about
.by recourse to the sword,
-and to indemnify themselves for their
• losses during the Rebellion. Their
Nortliern ,allies are hungry for the
loaves and fishes, for which they have
So intiny years bemi longing. All
'considerations of the public welfare,
and allq : ilestlcinsd' individual rights
will be Madc-subsecv ient to the great
and controlling, desire for success.
It will be seen -at once.- by reference
to the table 91?.0Ve that the Demoe
'
raiiy , vaii..have but faint hopes of sue
• es.: . with a This should
be borne in mind in-considering their
- 40<m in Congress, and-will serve to
ekplain the new-born and alnfo4
frtntie zeal of the majority to preve4
military interference at the polls ank
'to Koteet the voter from the bayonet.
It means nothing more nor less than
that all lestrictions shall . be removed
from the stntling of ballot-boxes and
the intimidation. and bull-dozing of
: : : thYcciloriA voter, to the end that the
•,tawful;Votes of the North may he
.'irefwheimeil with 3 flood of comfy
'fraud and-violence..
It is to bring about this .result,
lerehy electing Deinoeratie I%;i
-'eat, that the, attempt 'is in44e to
erce.thejExecutive into the :wilfu
l' of their i,lauc, under the threat of
ititsing to pass appropriation
necessary for the carrying on of the
government. The men who were
ready to raise their, armed hands
against the flag in 1801, are now en•
gaged in their unpatriotic and revb:
lutionary attempts to achieve Demo
cratie success by coercive measures.
The' public sentiment of the' North
is thoroughly and irolligently'awak
ened, and we shall look for popular
verdict in 1880 which will fully sus
tain the President, and by overthrow.
ins the Democracy thwart the designs
of those who would make shipwreck
of our National credit and character.
Tim bonded indebtedness of .the
city of Williamsport,.-which is about,
iG00,01:0 —ivas incurred tinder the
pretense of paying for the extensive'
improvements carried on during the ,
reign of . PElEtt. Itmorc. The good
people of our neighboring city, groan
ing under this heavy load, have
"the
repudiated paymnt, and the
authorities have come in collision.
with Judge awn!, The\supreme
Court attirm+l the validity 4t the
bonds, yet there has been no Ceps
taken towards the payment of he.
.over•ilue issue. Now a committee
respectable citizens of Williarnsport
appear in an address d'senssing the
equities of the case, in .which they
state that " recent investigation ren
ders; it certain that'of- the total issue
of bonds now held and numbered
among the outstanding bonds, $lO,-
000 were `stoleifrom the Treasury
and were never issued at all, $24,000
were issued without any considera
tion whatever, and $167 7 ,000 were
illegally issued by the easurer of
the city to the then Miyor of the
city, at about 63 cents on the dollar,
in violation of the distinct require
ments of the act of Assembly requir
ing the Treasurer to 'sell ' the bonds.",
The bonds thus issued, they al;
legred, were transferred at this enor
mous discount under pretense of con
tracts which bad beeit fraudulently
obtained, subjecting the city to the
payment of nearly one hundred per
cent. above actual cash prices. The
committee, in view of these facts—
which will be urged when .the pay
ment of the bonds is required—will
submit a proposal of compromise to
the bondholders in order to effect an
.equitable settlement.
CosuaEss- can pass laws making
silver a legal tender, and requiring
the mints to coin millions each month,
but the public wants arc above all
laws, and nothing can force silver
into general ►use. Excepting for
change, it• is too bulky, and dealers
a nd banks will not be burdened with
it. Theory : that the people demand
silver in unlimited amounts. Result:
the coining of two millions per month;,
and the accumulation of tons of silver
coin, in the Treasury. So large has
become this hoard, that new vaults
are necessary in which to stow it
away. The Treasury De'partment
endeavors in vain to put_ it in circula
tion—bank it comes, again, because it
is not neededln the business of the
country. Who ever sees a gold coin?
or who does not prefer the more con
venient paper money, which is at par
everywhere ? The currency tinkers
appear to ' forget that the present
National Currency differs from the
rag money of years ago, which was
nearly all at a discount, or perhaps
uncurrcn't, excepting in the neighbor
hood of the place of issue. Now the
fortunate possessor of a National
Bank bill, or a greenback, - does not .
look to see where the bank is located,
certain that it is current in any part
of the country: So lung as this is so,
coin will be Int little used; and will
remain in the vaults of banks or the
hoards of misers.
THE Investigating Committee at
Ilarrisburc: is doing a noble work.
The members of the House are called
in alphabetk;tl order, and asked sun
dry questions as to their knowledge
*of offers of bribery. Invariably and
promptly they answer in the negative.
In several. instances, it is true, there
has been some talk of cash and
" roosters " and other terms known
in the legislative vocabulary, but the
parties Interested all declare, upon
their solemn. oath, that it was only
the bubbling over of the representa
tive humor; and that it. was intended
as a joke.' If the members arc to be
tvelieved under oath, no one ever
thought of buying a vote, and .no•one
suspected drat he was being improp
erly•approaChed. The legislative tes
timo4 will Show the Legislature to
he composed of upright ; honest, un
bribable men, who wouldn't think of
being paid for supporting any meas
ure ! Hereafter, the Pennsylvania
Leg stature will ,stand conspicuous
in this naughty world as a bright
and shining example of oAleial purity
and irreproachable integrity.
Tun Siiprerne Court of Pennsylva
nia, now sitting in Harrisburg, has
just decided a second suit growing
out of the suspensiori'of Gr,onor, IL
"S'ITAIIT, by the General Synod of the
Reformed Presbyterian Church, for
hymn singing and communing with
other , evangelical churches. This
decision sustains Mr. STESitT and his
fricdds, at the-same time condemning.
the action of the synod, and contin
ues the Rev. Dr. STERUITT and the
Second Reformed Presbyterian con
gregation in the undisputed possess.
ion of their property, Which has been
in litigatiOn for the past ten years.
The first suit, involving similar issues,-.
was decided in like manner in favor
of Rev. Dr. McC.kuutv, of the Fifth
Church, of this city, some time ago.
The opinion in &Ali cases was deliv
ered by Mr. Justice Clonnox, and dis
sented from in this one by I'4lf: s ada
Justice SIIARSIWOU and Mr. Justice
TRUNK&I,
- TUE tURITUERNAUMUT.
The remarkable, utterances of DeM
ooratie • leaders; both . In . and 'onkel' •
Congress, should 'have thonttention
of .Northern people, and awaken their
serions.apprehensions.:• Wu: are again
significantly reminded by the daily
speeches of. Southern • orators that
the spirit' whiph•initimied the leaders
of the still rules the South,
and inspires the men . Who now seek
to recover in pence the ascendancy
they loSt in war. Governor COLQUITT, .
of Georgia, - lately, delivered an
address at the dedication. of the
monument for the Confederate dead
- at Columbus, in, which lie assured his
ten thbusand hearers that 'the bana , 3
was not lost, set up the plea of woil
stitutionality in defence of African
slavery, and revived the pernicious
doctrine of State sovereignty. Ile
clainied that the loss of ' property in
! volVecl. in the emancipation of the
negro was insignificant compared
1 with the lass of local sel f government,
l and the remanding of, the Southern
States into a degrading pupilage and,
subordination. .Vie .had always suit / -
posed thi't the battoliona in blue
were engaged in the
_effort tck l pre
%
,
rve the Union .and • suppOrt its
nstitution, but the Governor of
Ge rgia proudly claims that the South
was hkiting for constitutional right-.j
There is to be,.he claims, a reopening
of the discussion of/the great divid
ingtenet of State sovereig,niy, in
which all
. sectioris of tlic. land will
participate, and upon the, decision. of
this question ' will depend the future
prosperity. of the Union of States.
But for unparalelled effrontery and
misrepresentation, - Senator Rua.
bears' the palm. In . his speech, on
the Legislative appropriation bill, he
claimed that the South seceded be
eause war was made on her constitu
tional rights lif'the e.T.treniists of the
North to destroy` its property, and
beeause.the Northern people, thtough
their RepublicAn leaders, said that
secession should be accomplished in
peace! • There were hundreds of
thousands of people who fielieved
that the only way to avoid a war was
to secede. The South sought to'
avert the war, while the North tried
to bring it on. Ile (Mr. Mu) knew
the Republicans claimed io . have
saved the Union. ,but if there had
been no Repiiblican party the Union
would not have' been in peril, and
there would have been no . secession,
Mr. RILL said that of the, ninety
three Southern representatives and
Senators about .seventy-tive were op
posed to secession. These monstrous
doctrines and unfounded state
ments serve to show the spirit
which now animates the South. The
true patriot is defined to be the
citizen who bore arms In the Confed
erate service: The odium of treason
is removed, and honor . claimed. for
the . traitor t . The Lost Cause is not
Lost—but its final triumph is certain
and immediate.
The replyof Senator CIIANDLEIT to
the assertions of the Georgia Senator
was characteristic and forcible. lie
reminded the Senator that he had
styled himself a "Union secessionist,"
and desired to know what that meant.
The Senator from Georgia thought.
the South had a right to be solid,
but a solid North would destroy the
Union. The South was_ no more
solid to-day than in 1 . 857, and ever
since, and no quarrel with the North
Made it solid. It was .solid because
it was determined to rule or ruin the
nation. - It tried the ruin scheme
with arms, and failed. It comes
back to ruin-•it -by withholding sup
plies to carry on :the Government.
The men have changed since 1837,
but not the measures. The other
side then fought to overthrow the
Government; -now they vote and
talk for the selfsame purpose. "You
are to-day, as you were then,"‘ con
cluded Mr. ruAsoLen,
," determined
either to rule 0r.t,0 ruin this- Govern
merit, and you can't do it." 1 1 ,
Tue Senate on Friday passed, the
bill "to prohibit military interference
at elections," by a :vote of 33 to 23.
Eighteen Senators were paired, so .
that the full rote would laavi! stood
42 to 32, and two Senators, one from
each party were absent. The vote
was strictly a partisan one, unless we
regard Mr. Davin D.tVis as an Inde
pendent, -which is uni,ecessary,
though lie often poses in that charac
ter, he never acts itt it. The Repub
licans protested, as they- ought to
have Gone, wit c h great earnestness
against the doctrine, the motive, and
the effect of the bill. Mr. Ey:nu:ins
opposed it-in a speech which contain
ed a calm but- strong 'review of the
provisions, of: the Constitution and
the laws with reference to the authori
ty of - the Federal Government .
regulate Congressional. elections and
of the 'President to enforce such reg
ulations.. Messrs. II cottNE and C t!ANn-
LER contented themselves with point
ing out the spirit in which the Deirro
crats had conceived the. bill. The
bill finally passed was the one that
came from the House,. the Senate
having at the last moment yielded to
the dictation of the jo4it caucus, and
abandoned all effort to get its own
Views adopted. The act was submit
ted to the President Saturday: It is
- confidently predicted that he will re
-turn it with a veto. '
IT is found that the pension arrear
age accounts average about eight
hundred and fifty. dollars . each,. or
nearly four times as . much as the
estimate furnished to Congress. As
this money will - reach the benclici,
aries Without shrinkage from ascots
or attorneys' fees, and as a majority
of the recipients will be among the
poorer classes, it is - not at all improb
ible that many a Witty. Imawsteal
will be secured, through a_ sensible
use of
. the Government's bounty. .
ANOTIMit VETO!
When the DeMocitaie enemies had
Completed their work; Ittrasannoune
ed that they had.,:.fiatned . - a bill to •
coilfortn to the President's Veto of
the :;rmy'.hiit. The Democratie lead
'Cis gave - vet that they had shnply •
frained a law, which should declare;
that the troops'should not -be used / at
cletaions., That -is the pretence:on
which they passed : the offspring of
the e.ances, and on which they have
.expected the. President to approve it.
But-that is not, the character= of the
Lill. It does .not say that the army,
and navy.of the United States shall
not be used to control elections; but
that the army
/ and navy of the
United States shall not be used aUtll,
except in certain cases when they are
called for by' the State authorities,
and shall trot be brought to any place
for nny Alurpose where naeldction is
being i lield,. making it unlawful for
The general government under certain
copting,encies to
. protect its own
property. . • ,
The bill also repeals, all acts
authorizing the Executive to,uselcree
in the execution of the laws, and
changes the policy -of the govern
ment from the time of wAsumiros
to the present day. , It also contains
a repealing clause which was prob
ably cunningly intended to wipe out
of existence all lairs specifically em
powering
,the President -to enforce
. the laws by the use of the army if
necessary—adding- to 'the obnoxious
features of the pill, , the additional
one of ragueneks' and uncertainty.
The President's , objections to the
bill, as contained- the veto are
briefly as fellows :
.•(1) That the bill'
forbids the Pret-lideni under certain
circumstances and at certain timesio
enforce the laws and protect _the
property of the, United States, anti
repeals a long line of • eels approved
by WAsunvoToN, JErrrit ,, ox, J.wx.-
so'N and .I.iNcni,x for that purpose,
each enacted to meet some great
emergency. (2) That the effect of
the bill will fc to strengthen
State sovereignty at' the expense or
the General Government, by clipping
away. the powers of the latter while
the former .would remain unchanged.
(3) That the repealing clause or the
• bill . is vague, anti its etfeet cannot be
forscen.
SECRETARY SR Eit mAN's recent visit,
to - Ohio Ivas the oceosion of tntteli
speculation as to its ol!ieet.. The in--
feren_at was, that he was- preparing
the way to beedine- the Republican
candidate for Governor . . This suppo
sition he disposed of very uickly by
saying that leis visit was put ely of a
private nature, and ,that he was not a
candidate for the nomination. .and
'expected to remain in ikiS present
position "until all the financial diffi
culties of the country were settled.
Should the flepublican Convention
insist upon makitig -him the ea»di
date of the party li - tr, GoVerno-r,
do not see how he could well decline
the premiered honor, which., action
•
would secure the triumph of tile par
ty, and would further result in piae-
Ing him prominently tfe fore . thtic(
en
try as the strongest and hest, candi
date for the Presidency. ,The con
summate-skill which he lets displayed
in dealing with the finances of the
nation, the valuable services he has
rendered to the country, and his con
sistent and stalwart record as a Re
publican, joined 'with - Ills unquestion
ed -integrity as a public man, would in
any event make him an ai•ailable Can
didate for the party. . With the pres
tige of a victory in Ohio, lie would
lead the Republican party to certain
victory in ISSO.
. WILENEVER e ncIi CUANDLEIt Makes
a Speech, he creates a commotion.
Ile throws a fire-brand, as it were,.
into the DemocVatie ranks. Disiome
lY truths, and his blunt way of toiling
them, doesn't suit the Confederate
Senatorsmortheiinorthirn allies. Ills
last broadside Poured - hot and
s.hell into the majority of
. the
whi r ch is preparing to. unjustly- oust
R:pa.,etai from his seat, in order to
secure the Democratic control of that
body for years. lie said history - is
peated itself; and'read astatement to
show that, the Senate to-day is divided
about the same .as it was in
The Northern Democrats in that
Senate were lea lit the Soritb,as they
are to -day. The South, lie said, push
ed those-Northern Democrats ofthe
bridge, and not one of them has ever
emerged from the waters of oblivion
into which they were plunged, Ile
charged that twelve democratic Sena
tors had their, stlats by, a title less
perfect than that. of Mr. Kum,offo,
and as he believed, obtain d by fraud
and violence, . which aroused Mr.
EATON, who made a Paint ()Corder,
but the chair overruled it, and Mr.
C . HANor,En flashed his4pcTch amidst
great excitement.
IT'is singular what a horror thOse
Confederate Congressmen have. of
United states s - oldiers' nt eleetiOns.
while all their own seats nee. hell 1*
the power of State militia. White
League and 11ed - Shirt liand::=. ';Fire.
arms arc only dreadful at the; South
when used to defend penonal
,TO break the fureekof ZAC:LIPUNN
PLER'S sledge-haMm s ix blows, the
in
dependent and democratic organs arc
intiinating.that he was drunk when
he made his speech. The country
would be satisfied, if some mori.•
ge,filtors would show the same kind
6.f intoxication. . • ' _
As.nas generally anticipatoll; , tisc
-
i:rooklyu Presbyter.V has refused to.
sustain the charges
.against 'Rev. T.
DEWITT TA'r.m.toE. Twenty-five of
his fellozAv-presipers voted to acquit;
sixteen voted t 9; sustain the charpls,
and four to'sustain thew in park.
Tun Demoi, 4 ratie caucus hasdeer
U at tit.totto must be
.otitited'fronl
his Seat, hi the 'lZTaited-.Statea fituat6 l '
and asltitieCatieus''noir Golds uit
tbspnted'sway there," it will probably
be.,donns decreed. ,
Dethociatie cal=
01:x4040n the futtire of that body
/make a probable tie in 1931, it:l4l,
Loup retains his seat. The .Manner
in. w hich . he. is to. be got - .rid .of.„.has
not been settled, and may yet trouble
the
,Demoeraey. The ease having
been sett led it is * claimed_ that it can
not be reopened, and that to declare
his seat vacant, would be equivalent
to expulsion, which :requires" a - two
tl/irdS vote. The complexion of the
Senate depends- largely upin- results
in- the future." If the Bcpublieans
hull possessitM of all the northern
and western States, their ultimate
success is certain. But the battle
will rage in New Jersey, Connecticut;
New' York, Ohio, Indiana, Oregon
and California. Of these States,' the
Most difficult are OrciOn.;;,lndiana
and Connecticut. .The Greenback
organization is' depended ou by the
Democratic luanagers to cripple' the
Republicans.
. nig only fellows 'who 'got their
cash for serviees rendered in favor of
the Riot damage yereAte news
paper men. .IfAcEn seem?, to have
been distributing cheeks ar#und pro
miscuously fur advertising., yott
know, at-ten cents per line.. lie has
been requested to give au account of
Lis • stewardship and produce 'the
cheeks given in payment:,
.but seems
undecided as It, whether or not he
will comply. It will be interesting to
see the list and note just heAv far this
advertising dodge was employed to
manuractur.: public :1(-ntinant. The
IR•Nyspapel'S that didn't . get the "ad "
will have a spacto of holy inthgnation,
which in many cases might have been
prevented by a timely application cf
ti ;age's cheek. The papers fla,
were paid for pulqi_siling the appeal
in behalf of the bill will claim that it
was legitimately in the line of busi
ness, and in a measure they are right,
provided the publication was confined
to the zufverth'ing columns, anti that_
the prompt payment of the charge
did not affect the editorial bias.
TILE prolonged in vetigation into
the causes of the death of . Cel.
T. at Binghamton, at the in
stance: of int g rested insurance Cutn
panics was finished un Friday, and
the
,jury returned, a verdict that lie
came Wilk ileath from exhaustion of
the ;vital powers produced by pro
traeted voturting, malnutrition, and
ttle'lcinervating (4fects of malarial
poison. terminating in a fat aLeollapse,
anti that he ilidn.ot come to his death
from suicide\ "Ve, homicidal eau:scs.
The Lire trisuranee t Compan;es by
the proceedings in'tlas ease hai.e nut
pitied fvr themselties any credit, nor
public confidence In their desire to
deal justly and honestly with. the
legal representatives of the deceased
asigircd. •-
• I:an Stirtes- - n-Mas , ,achusetts, Ver
mont, Connecticut and Pennsylvania
—have passed stringent Jratup laws.
In this State any ()nicer is authorized
to arrest persons wandering from
place,to place, lie , z . ging,luid asking or
subsisting upon charity, who have no
fixed place of ,resideriee. The term
tramp is dulined in such a manner,
and the pimish went so severe, it will
become necessary, or at least it will
he politic, ror these fellows to equip
themselves with some trinkets to
!ilfer for sale at such an exhorbitant:
pi-ice that one stock will answer fur a
lifetime, and they can proceed on
their way Unmolested.
rotN:r.rxc; a loaded gnn at another,
and jestingly threatening- to shoot is
not much fkin if the . gun happens to
Le loade;l,.and the
,joke beeoules seri
ous when the explosion takes place,
and the re , ult is.wounding or killing.
The latest is from Nlaueli Chunk,
yheie WAuxim, pointed an air
gun at SEn.ISTIAN 11,11Wti, and pulling
the trigger, was surpri.cd to see'that
a bullet entered lIMIN'S breacAt, pene
trating the lungs. At .latest accounts
the woirdled man w s iira precarious
situation, and the eate.c of the injury
i n deep-distress,
THE people of California -liteve
adopted the proposed new Vonstittt
tion by a linjoilty of about. tea thou
sand.. This will bo' a surprise to
many. eNiecial'y to those who 410 not
appreciate the antipathy to the
'Chit - letc which prevails on thcri
slopt. In many of its provisions
the new Constitution is Communistic
in tendency but, 'by skillfully cater
ing to -class iircjitaze, the support of
th hoodlum eh:went, of the:work
ingmed and of many farmers was
secured. The i tlect of the instru
ment will be detrimental to the pros
perity of. the State.
Tti result of the election held on
nty 7th. in all the cities and
towns of lndiana; which are organ
nn,ler the f , s,n eral la I% is erni
nentiy satisfactory to the Itepuhlicans
of that State. The . victory was a
substantial and complete one, except
in one . tv;6- towns, where local
issue; influenced' voting. In Ind ian
al-olis am, Republican 'Mayor was
elected by 1!)-1.•• majority, - a heavy
gin
SENATOIO;uTLErt thinks his South
ern associates ought' to bare allowed
the. Northern Lets to c6nkbla
this election law fight all by them
selves.; for it was their fight. Ile is
right about its b;!inga.Nortliern fight.
it i, nothimr more or h' than
quabble fora stetted• brillOt-InxTin
New York City, that, 'Reform, witilit
have full'eourse'aml
AIL Andersonvillo prit3oners, are'
requested to send their 'midterm% to
:NA; 24 owl!, Books
coutitir, Raniii, with s statement of
the time they were held prisOners,
with their'hOme, cortipaSy and , Int:
riieut Ilds'is desired for the purpose
of arranging a reunion. ,
Tile Republicans of: Ohio , 'are
already, preparing fOr u vigOrous and
c" artiest eatnotign next fall. Senator
llt.tptE . , has', agreed to Janke some
speeches, trod there be some
lively music, for the - Republicans are
primed to . the muzzle with enthusiasm
even now.
CONGRESS.
,the Senate the Mili
tary InterWrence was taken up,
and Mr. Edinunds, Mr. Blaine and .
Mr:Chandler made striking speeches;
the
.alatter, provoked the Democrats
, •
to nger, .and he was interrupted
passionately by Mr. Eaton ; the bill•
paSsed by a vote of 33 toa . 23. in
the Muse, several bills to remove
political disabilities -being taken up
and passed, Mr. Cox suggested that
there he a general amnesty .
thereupon a very animated colloquy
took between Mr. Cox and Mr.
Conga •, Mr. Weaver spoke at length
on the Silver bill.
Saturday.—ln the Senate, the Leg
islative bill was discussed,` and this
'was the only bnsiness of the day;
several amendments of an unimport
ant character were voted upon ; Mr.
hilt, of Georgia, made an extended
speech, and Mr. Chandler replied to
hi.n ; Mr. Windom obtained thelloor:
In the House, several new bills were
reported ; the Warner - Silver bill was
taken up, and speeches were mode by
Mr. Kelley in advocacy of it, and by
Mr. Haskell and Mr.. Bowman in op
position ; .the Burnside Army Trill
was reintroduced.
.41 , nricry.—In the Senate a number
of new bills were introduced and re-.
ferred ; Mr. Conklin made a personal
explanation I,u which' he denied that
he bed requested the nomination of
Mr. Poole to be Pension Agent in
Central New York; Mr. Windom
spoke in opposition to the political
clauses of the Legislative bill, and
Mr. Coke, of Texas, spoke in reply.
In the noose a large numberof new
hills on finance , , river improvements,
t.tc., were pres4ted and referred; a
motion to- suspend the rules and
pass the laconic Tax bill was defeat
ed, 101 to lA, not two-thirds in the
allirmativea message vetoinrr the
hill in regard to the use of the Army
was received and read ; u vote ton the
bill will be taken to-day ;. the house
refused to suspend the rules and paSs
the Army A,ppropriation .bill by 101
•
to 106.
LETTE3 7302 Pnuiarazzs.
May 12, W 79
A. noted burglar, named Johnny Dobbs,
offered some called government bonds for
sale at Drexel Co.'s last week. The
clerk discovering that the numbett of the
bonds corresponded with those stolen
from the Manhattan Dank of New York,
called a detei.::tiv.e, and Johnny vy-ts nau
bed. Ile gave an assumed namc, but the
NC IV York officers recognized him. He
has been concerned in several heavy bank
yobbo fes, hits been in prison and escaped,
leaving ten )earn of his sentence uuserv
ed. He was taken to New York for trial.
- The new. $lO funding certificates, are
now :old at the l'qst Office in *thisAity.
Ctowds gather about the building; a+ait
jug their turn to Imnd iu their Gish, and
inoeure the certificates. The brokers and
others are taking advantage of the pre
mium to be mat: from thcin, by having
boys zuKl even gills to star.d. in line. The,
certificates are available for tho convert,
lag into four per cent. bonds, which are•
selling at If_t2.
The Republican Invincibles are early in
the field for the campaign of 1880. This
active and Useful ckaupany haye organiz
ed for the next Presidential campaign.
A special mteting of metaers of the
Union League was held on Tuesday even
ing, the tith instant, to give expression to
their views relative to the action of Presi
dent, Hayes in vetoing the Army Appro
priation hill, at which there WM a full at
tendance, and strong speeches made by
prom int tit gentlemen applamliug, the
['resident. The resolutions passed were
very emphatic.
The Zfadegieni *ociety has just reeeiv,
ed, per steanstdp nritish Empire, a pair
of fannw deer. Tl , e pair were
_presented
ley the E,Lrl Pro Wis, and were taken
from the herd n Mob grace big park, one
of the most magnificent in the- United
Kingdom.
to many conplaints have reached. the
3Ta n yor.of the annoyance caused by ice
wagons rutznia4 through the strews on
Sunday in truing, thatAhe - May or has zen
chided to impose the tine prescribed by
jaw prohibiting worldly :employment Iron
the Sabbath.
About two - weeks hence a large supply
of Philadelphia made goods will leave
New York for the l»ternationai Exhibi
ti, » W bleb °rut: in Sydney, New South
Wales. in August next. About thirty lo
cal matilifacturers arc busily engaged in
ib.ing up the exhibits which are - to pave
the way for all increased trade with the
colonies, The goods to be exhibited com
prise carpets, liatilwate, machinery, lawn
teuWers, leathers, perfnincry, patent me
dicines, furniture, linoleum, paper, lucks
.'ankle notions, agricultural implc
»lents, mid books fur educational llurptsa
t.S.... The Philadelphia exhibit_will occupy
about one-third of the spaca allotted to
the euited States.
State 'Board of Agriculture will
lildd their next session in the Permanent
Exhiliition trading, West Philadelphia.
on June .itir and all. The National and
State laws in regarding to contagious dis
eases of animals,_ as well as other topics
interesting to farmers will be discussed.
St. ( lemon:a Church, of
_this
noted for its High Church, or ritualistic
;practice;, has been on trial before the
Episcopal Convention, which body finally
directed a canon to be prepared providing
for the exclusion of any parish from rep.
resentation in the Convention, which shall
practice innovations in rituals, ornaments
or vestments, so far as they are not regu
lated by cypress law of the Church.
Josio Irvin, a young Kid, came to 4414
city two years a,g.c, having scparivted from
tier hmhatal, and , lias latterly been living
at '21 , 3 South Eighth street, with, a man
named Daniel P. Sullivan, who latterly
had become jealous, and on Monday_ ev
ening, fired
,two shots at the girl, front
the elfeets of which :he died. The girl
Was of incpusnssing appear4uce, and
came to this city front a desire for society_
affil to sec the woad. The ! . sad doling is
in the Morgue, Whew the um/aimed body
now lays, .and nom Whence it will be
taken to the Potter's field, and buried :it
the. eiliense of We city.
Edward 'Pa rr, au aged man, on Tues t
day tnoiniug last, trundestal his daughter
nqder peculiarly atrocious circumstances.
The unfortunate women, Mi.. Bastin . '
ving, was married to a maw, now
_in the
State prison, - for robbing; and from whim
the father Inuitor same time' Leen desir
ous of separating in order that
. shO
might. keep houseler , him. Parr wait :of
tat character OM hie - daughter leering
him kept out of Ids way for Fume limn.
On the morning of tho murder he bad fol 7
lowed her from her home, where she
wiarkei at vest snaking;- to the residence
of an acquaintance in the rear of 031 Pitt
wazer stoat. When ho reached the house
Mrs. Irving tan up stairs and asked ~her
not to allow him to come np. Ile passed
up the stairs' however, broke open the
door of the room in which she had con
cealed herself, forced her into a corner
and inflicted several terrible wounds from
which she died instantly. Parr then ran
down stairs with the'bkoody knife in his
hands and passed out into the street, ex
pressing his'gratilitation at having "set
tled the matter," and was arrested, The
body of the victim was found lying on the
floor in a . pool of hlood, with deep gashes
on various portions of her bedy, there be
ing two in the.right side of the throat,
one on the right temple, ono in the left
breast, iu the region of the heart, and
four or five others on both arms and
hands, as if received while endeavoring to
ward off the bluws aimed at more vital
points.
. -
ho commission produce , dealers report
a good demand for fine wades of butter
to supply city orders, and- 4 fair deniand
for common and low grades for foreign
shipinent, and although prices have ruled
low, the consumption has been large and
extended., The stock of last year's cheese
is said to bo nearly all closed out, and the
market in good -shape for the incoming
crop. Prices are lower than - they have
been for)ears, but the prospects for a
large trade are•goed. The quantity made
last year was the largest ever known,
paces ruling so low, however, as to make
the busitiess quite unsatisfactory, both to
prvklucers and middlemen. •
Au -- embryo tape-worm was' removed
from the eye of Mr. Andrews, a merchalt
of this city, by Dr. Garretsun, on •Tues
day last This is the first authenticated
ease of "I•nake " as it is palatial ly termed,
in the human eye, ever occurring in this
country, though there are numbers or
cases recorded in Europe. The parasite
is in the form of a larval tape-worin, and
was removed by cutting into the eye.
Who does not remember Dan Gardner
the clown—whose advent into the ring
years ago, with his jester's cap and patch - -
es set all the small boys, and some of the
large ones„ - in a frenzy of cm:kola - ea and
mirth. There too, was -Madame Gardner,
whose skilful horseback riding was one of
the attractionsof the annual circus. Shea
has hissed away; but her diamond ear.
rings which Dan still possesses, were sto
len several days ago _by a colored M au r
who in attempting to pawn thou was - de;
teeted and arrested.
. Next Saturday will be the fortyLfirat
anniversary of the burning of Penn4lvit...
Ma Hall by a Philadelphia . mob, whose
provocation wa' that the Abolition Socie
ty'ruet there. flow times have changed,
and yet there are many. who witnessed
the burnhig who are.yet hale and hearty.
Mr. Christian K. Ross reached home on
Friday from North Carolina, whither he
had.gone On another fruitless errand in
search of-the:missing Charlie. - From hi
forthation lecei:.ctkhe was led to visit an
isolated town in the Western part of that
State, but on arriving there ho was satii
lied that the child waStiot - Charlie ; so the
his stay there was very brief.
The second aunual opening of the per
ruanent exhibition took place Saturday
afternoon. The budding has been great
ly improved recently, and now presents a
decidedly attractive appearance. • CNonel
John W. Forney presided, and addresses
were delivered by General John Eaton,
Superintendent of Education, Washing
ton, and Professors Wickersham rind
Core: Among the distinguished persons
present were Go'Vernor George B, McClel
lan, lion. William D. Kelley, 4on. 'Wayne
MeVeagh, Hon. D. :Newlin FAI, Rev. W.
H. Furness, and a number of otherincm
inent gentlemen. Music was rendered by
the Ringgold Band of Reading; by Mr.
William Noetheott, cornet soloist: and
on - the great Rooseveit organ. At the con
clusion of the ceremonies a general inspect
tion of the building took place. •
In the evening a gland promenade and
dress hop was given, which, in addition
to the usual programme, embraced a sha
dow dance, the Effht's being turned elowir
four poWerful calciums thrown - upon
the door, making an exceedingly beautiful
scene. The attendance was very large.
?ROM HAIIRISIIITEG
Special Correspondence of the itErOISTEI
ItAttuisnunc, May 10,—In the Senate
on Monday evening, the sth instant, about
'3O bills were passed first reading, and the
resolution providing for the printing of
Senator Eyerhart's address on,the death
of Bayard Taylor was recalled from the
Home for amendment.
In the Ilouse.on Monday evening the
"eight boor labor bill" was passed sec
ond le:x(13oz ; further cousiderationof the
resolution fixit4f the day of final adjoarn
ment was postponed for the present ; a
number of appropriation bills for penal
and charitable institutions of the Btato
were passed second reading. -
Ain-ng the bills passed by the Senate
finally on Tuesday. the Pith inst., were the
following Regulating the forfeitarcm of
policier; of insurance; detaching the conn
ticsl of Lyconxiim Columbi t •n,l 'Tioga
ft orit the Middle Penitentiary district and
attaching them to the Eastern Penitentia
ry district . ; authorizing cemetery rompa .
Ides to purchase additithmLiands for burial
purposes ; anthorixing dig qourts.3of quar
ter sessions in eerta'n counties to annul
or vacate the charter or ehaiters of -bor
oughs, provide for debts of same, and to
change the plow of holding el_ctions in
certain cases ; authorizing the appoint
mont of women prison inspectors ;
eon
airtnitrg. the -appointments of C. C. V.
Crawford, of Delaware. as Quarantine
Master of the port of Philadelphia, and
Jacob Weyanil as one of the Managers of
the . Westetn Itefoeux School.
In the House at the. Tuesday mornin g
eiziioa the "border raid bill" was defeat
ed; an act rehtive to the House of Refuge
and llefonnlulds in the State, &clam
tory of their authority, passed finally -; an
act limiting a day's] thor in Pennsylvania
to eight hones was indefinitely postponed;
two appropriation bids for the Western
Penitentiary passed finally. Afternoon
session censunied in passing finally appro
priation bills for several.of the State in
stitutions. •
• In the Serate on Wednesday the vote
by which the bill abolishing Good Friday
as a legal holiday was def t ated, was r e _
consider ed, and postponed for the present.
In the House on Wednesday morning
the vote defeating an act to exempt from
taxation- public property for public pur
l.,ses and places. of religious worship,
pl ices of burial net-u sed or. livid for 'l•!
Jute or corporate :profit, - and institut , ons
of Purely charity, was reconsidered and
the bill postponed for the present. The
anti-dismimination bill 'monopolized the
rest of this session ;
s the prevailing kir
pression is that it will not pass the
lit the - nftemoon session the fol'oeving
hilts, which. had previously I:a4tal the
Senate; were passed finally and now.go to
the t Uovernor : To enable schwas, hospi
talt, charitable, - literary and teligioux in
stii talons generally, to pnrehasw real es
thtw_sold by the sheriff; authorizing the
liailtient to Ilenjamitt S. Bentley of. the
sniFoy ttf President Judge, under his c
mi
missiwt as suet' 'of the several emits of
LaCkawanna county ; to .provide for the
receiving,_ opening' and publishing of the
teturns for the election of Plat Treasur
er and of Auditor General, when eleCted
at the same election. ;for the protection
of the aids to navigation established by
the authority of the United States Light
House Board within the State of Pennsyl.
• ; providing for the more speedy, re-
Ref of poor and indigent persons in poor
districts where directors of the poor are
appointed by the court of quarter sessions;
regulating the right of redemption of seat
ed lands returned to the County Commie - -
aioners and sold for non-payment of taxes.
At the Thurinlay morning session of the
.fictiate the following bills were passed
tinatly; - Relating . ; - to judgment dockets ;
relating to the sale, letting or mortgaging
of real estate by 'corporations: The Gov
ernor s appointments of officers for Lack-,
alumni county were rejected. The Rouse
resolution for the appointnient of a legis.
lative committee of twenty-five toreceive
General Grant was, after much discussion
of a good-natured character, adopted by a
'party vote—yeas 2.6, nays 12. At the af-'1
ternoon session the liillowing bills 'were
passed finally : Relating to voluntary :as
pigments in trust for creditors, and pro-
further - remedica against insolvent
traders, for the .administratiou of their
estates and . comPositi on with creditors;
repealing an act giving the several courts
of quarter sessions of the peace of this
Commonwealth jurisdiction to inquire of,
hear, determine and punish all peikons.
charged with the first offense of receiving
or buying• stolen goods or chattels, know.
ing the same to have been stolen. • -
In the House. at the .Thursday morning
session, the vote by which an act limiting
a dales labor tweight hours was defeated,
was reconsidered, and the. bill was post
poned for the present. The lions°
_then
proceeded to the discussion of the Gener
al Revenue bill ; no vote was reaclied.
In the Senate on -Priday morning the
general appropriation bill. was reverted
from the Finance Committee. The
amount for tbe payment of 'members,,
clerks and other legislative expenses is
increased from $54.0,000 to €495,000 ;
the Superintendent of Public Grounds is
placed .$12,000, $6,000 more than the aunt
fixed by: the House ; amount -for-, repairs
.to the State Department is increased from
$2,000 to $3,000 ;..$3OO are appropfated
to the office of Si eretary of internal Af
fair& The Auditor Genoa! is :.utllorized
to collect all delinquent.taxes front cur--
poratiOns, and the collection of all escheats
and all claim; of the State against the
United Shitnit:Government. The follow.
ing named persons limn announced as the
committee . on 'the part of the Senate to re
ceive Geite rah G rant : Messre.G rady, Gaz
aam, Smith, cooper, Roberts, Lemon,
Iletterfield, Wrieht, 31%)Teill awl Royce.
The I louse ailjourneil to erect on Mon
day evening, and the Senate on
_Tuesday,
Morning.. - _ .
Three more meetings of the bribery iti
vestigatitin committee have been held this
week, burnetbing
.new or important has_
been developed, and the excitement or
inttrest in the proceedings. appear 'to be .
dying out. The idea generally prevails
here that, while equivocal or censurable
conduct on tie part of members of Hie
Legislature and ontsiders in connection
with the' Mot bill veil' he shown, rothing
criminal or punishable can be made sufti
cieutlycluar to result in anything practi
cal. A few men will be ,"
whiltiothers will endeavor to take advent-.
age of the occasion to establish a reputa
tion for purity and patriotism, to be made
available. 'in future political aspirationa,
If this investigation strait 'prove an excep
tion to the general rule in discovering
atiything ineportant,.or be the -means Of
correcting any of the abuses pertaining to
the business of .legislation„there will be
reason to be, thankful that it Was inaug
urated ; but a large
.majority of taiok,
whose experience here entitles their opin- .
ions to sone, respect, have Ito such hope
or expectation.
The Democratic-State Central Commit
tee hot at the Bolton House km; on Wed
nesday, to fix the time and plum for
meeting of the State Convention of that
party. Porty.one nit mbers of the 'com
mittee, with its salary-grab President.
11. Milton Spear, of ' Huntingdon, were
present. There was some discussion as
to the time for the meeting of the
.Cen
ventioa, and days in June as wet -a
in
August were suggested, the .latter (late,
it is understood, being desired and urged
by those who are opposed to the notidna
of Ban. Barr as the candidate for
State Treasurer. The Stith of July was
.11nally i ngreed.upon as the tinie and Har
risburg as the place for the'assenitiling of
the Cons cation. Cuss:sprat-Jo.
THE LATEST NEWS.
Arremt of sih Brace of %Maio*.
PIIILADEL NIZA, May 1 spe
from Lancaster, I'a., says'Amos .
.Albright and John O'Deary were
arrested at miclnight fur attempting
to commit a felonious assault on Mrs.
Mary Barry; at nanek's Mills, on the
Conestoga Creek. Mrs. Barry pre
sented a pitiable appearance, her
face having. been ; beaten alMost to a
jelly in her scuffle with the villains,
Who are both tramps. They were
sent to jail and will have a futile]:
hearing on !Thursday.
Illness of Ex-Ntinb.;er Schenck.
— "WAsutNOroN, May 13.-*-47.1,-.7MiniB
- Schenck is very ift in this -city,
and his Mewls are I:ery ,apprehen
sive,as it is thought he has a serious
attr.ek of Bright's disease of the kid
neys.
The hot
IlosToN, May 13.,—The weather in
Northern New I;:nglanil to-day. was
unpreeedentedly 'tot for the season.
At many places in New Itampshire
the thermometer intheated- .100° in
the shade.'
Wife Murder and Suicide.
Nottwwn, Conn., May 12—:Andrew
ManniN.Y., a dissipated faetory• opera
five at Danielsonville, - COUIL, to-day
quarreled with his wife and , struck
her on the head vrlth sin . axe, killing
her bitantlr. Ile then ran to a
neiaboring pond' and drowned hint-
Great Tire in nitornislan
LoNnos,lll4 I3.—The St. :Peters,.
burg Gazette reports that .the losses
by . the conflagration at Irbit are
enormous. The trensurv, 1;ostolliee
and town hall were Fayed The fire
raged all day Saturday and Sunday.
Ihe Fire nevoid.
, „
CLEVELAND, luayT 1-4 —zeveral
hotels . other buildings near
the railrcad depot at hvineton,
Pa., a village about twenty miles
east of Warren, Pa:. on. the Phil
adelphia and Eric Railroad, were
burned this morning. The fire is
still raging and the. entire town is
threatened with destinCtion. .The
fire department of Warren' bas .been
telegraphed for, and is now en route.
Telegraphic communications arc in
terrupted by the fire. •
LATER.—The fire is reported under
control.
FOREST FIRES IN SCIIIIYLXII.L.
POTTSVILLE, May 13. 7 —The forest
fires which have been raging for
several days oti - the -Broad Moun
tains; Shenandoah Valley; arc begin
ning to die out, for want'of material
to f..-ed upon. Yesterday . clouds of
sparks flew over the town of Shenan
doah, and for 'sonic - .time threatened
its destruction. In the western part
of the country the fori ; st tires arc still
burning t;ereely and men are fight
iniT the names, to save:the coal break
ers. No estimate can he formed of
the lost.
The Freeman% Committed.
BonoN, May 12.—The Freetuans,
Intsbanirenti wife, were to-ilay found
guilty of hotnicitle•by Bic Magistrate
at . Barnstable, and fully. committed
for trial. -.Freeman says he will have
an astonisibirtg revelation May 21st,
and still maintains that _
wv i s jogi.
* lied of ,Ood.. ,liis rite is greatly
ern:flied by : the groWing conviction
that, she bas been . guilty of a crisue.
[MU 211W11.
• PRANK BitusTan was killed•by 21 fall of
coal in the White Uak Miue,at Archibald,
Thursday morning. •
&mann E. K MIDI?, an old and prom
inent citizen of Middletown ' Dauphin
county, died suddenly WednesdaY.of last
week of paralysis. - • -
A Tonna eon of .Porter Diner was
watching the unloading of a circus at
Altoona, Monday, when he was killed by
abe falling upon him. • :J.
Tun Demoeratic State, Central Coni
nate° met in Harrisburg Wednesday or
last week and .decided to , hold the State .
Convention in Ifarrisbutg on July 19th.
Tim Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Co;t1
Company's mines, Noe. 9 and 10, at Sugar
Notch, which have been idle nearly two
years, resumed, Friday. The diamond
mines, of the same company, will start in
about ten day, thus giving employment
to alt Mr. Parrish's men. •
IN-the 'Great Coo nail of Pennsylvania.
of the Improved Order of Red Men. at
Easton' thit new Chiefs *eta installed by
Merritt IL. Gorham,' "Grelt Ineolionee of
the United States," A committee of live
was appointed to revise the laws govern
ing Whey; and the Beard of Great Chiefs
'instructed to deVise a plan__ fur increasing,
the ball.building fund. The reports show
a tnettibeiship of nearly 13,009 in the
State. , .
l'suEa an order of Mayor Tyson, near
ly all the cigar stores, ice cream saloons,
conft,r.tionery stores, barber shopm,.eatin4
liouses and drinking saloons in Reading,
were closed Sunday. The few which re—
mained open did so because -they can af.
ford to pay the nub four dollars out of the
profits. The beer - salvoes- kept their .
back doors open. Newsboys were for
bidden to cry tht fr papers on the streets.
• ON Thursday night of last wick a slight
explosion of gas occurred in the Stanton
Suaft of the Lehigh and Wilkesharre
Coal Company, at Wilkesbarre, 'severely
burning Martin Kerrigan. , tti -hour
wards, while then en were "brushingont'.
accumtfated - gas iu a lower'vein a tenth.;
explosion° occurred. seriously hurtling
eight men, named William Smith:. Levi
Gibbous, Sam.. Lloyd, John A. Davis,
Richard • Foul!, John Richards,', David
Morgan and Wilhain Watkins. Sniith
and Davis ; died of their, injuries, and
most the others were in a_preearious con
dition. The- mine caught lire- from the
exPlosion and MO 'feet of Solid coal horn
ed furionlly compelling the flooding of
the nine.
GENERAL NET'S.
TaERR drived' in New. York during
Aptii 11,901 mita, against 8529
durini.,rapril ()Nast yeak.
•
B. C. Btu., a. ptokninent • citizen _of
Vougban'i Station, - Miss., k was shot dead
by James W. Itickett, in a "difficulty,"
May "ktb. • .
HEAR' AnMIRAL 1:moot 0. PAititorr,
U. 8. N.; (lied suddenly of heart disease
at the Fitt( Avenue Hotel, in New York,'
on Saturgly evening: : ile.was (14 years
of age.
A. PtttvarE dispatch front ltoine,• re
ceived in lhoviikticc, B. I.,says' Very
Itev. Dr. Lavvii•nee Macldahon, of that
city has been appointed! Ilishop of. the
vaeant Act of 'fart:ford.
!..4.E.city.r.tltySttEttllAlX arrived in Colum
bus, Ohio, May 7th, and was given. a re
ception in the evening atthe tesidenee of
ex-Governor hubsconcntly
made a :leech . in revortle ;to a serenade;
CHARLES .. t krti.E.E.., colored, has been ar,
rested on the cl:arge nilaring murdered
Miss Tranor, an aged lady repotted hom
ed to death, in her hoose at West Andloy,
Oswego' conwy, N. 1%, on the :nth or
AT a Miss ne-cting M 'rnrontn. oiz:May
(.t h. reklutions were B.l,pic I urfzing
" the est ablismetit of nition ti cut relic) ,
for the ileveloment of public irOrkg.
such' currency to be 3.le,ol,;,tentler for ;CI
debts to the dominion."
Ctrs. II r • LTG II rig EIL, I Of Peoria, Was
Mlle(' in an elevator of, a Chicago lintel,
on Weline4lay ever in week. She
was leav:az the.rlevator wEen she slipped
and fell hack. and her llCati was crushed
between the floor and do .cnclinq'arch of
a e
the elevator. -
THE gold Medal- awarded in Ainerican
exhibitors at the Paris ExhibithM have
been received by f'ommii•siimer General
McCormick, in Washington. and will be
distributed, with the accompanying dill
teas, this week.. There: art, ltt:
medals and '23 " linni . .:* LC
is not known when the silver and bronze
medals will be received.
- Tiia: National Woman Suarage Associa
tion met in St,
.Louis May 7th. There
was al irge attendance. fue . burin.' many
veterans in tile cause. The following
oflieerS were elected for the .ensuing
year: President, Mrs. Elizabeth Cody
Stanton : Correspondim , Secretary, Mrs;
S. Spencer, of Washington ; Treasurer,
Mrs. J. C. Spil/lbrd, of Washington.
Tut: Socialist leaders in Chicago say
they'ara orgsnlzug, in concert with the
trades' unions, a strike, to begin on the
sth of .l oly. and to extend throughout, the
country. They will 'idernand the univer
sal adoption of the eight-thour systi in,
aryl settle .the matter of wages after,t heir
dintauds . on that istint. are acceded to."
The tdiject of tl•e :‘:'“,:ialists is said to le ,
political, that of the winking noes'
unions to scenic better wages.
Titr: .sixty-third anniversary of the
American Bible l:ociety 'was held io New
1:01* Thuisday night. The: annual re
port - was read, showing that the Society
(m?doyed in this country stipprinteitd
ants and 97 ehunty a! , •entS, and had 51Q9
volunteer distribute's. The Ceti{ OS fok
the year were or .1.15,:::2o in ex
cess of those for t h e previnits year. There
were V.:t19,97;8, Bibles printed di , urng the
year. . . • 7
SARA TT VI. riinEliW 0011,;
. high
social standitte in 'MN:wide. was arrtst, •
ed *on Tuesday May Gth, on the charge of
fored papers. She gate bonds fiir her
IPPearanee, ex-Governor Lmlingt lon be
ing' her principal surety. It is alleged
that her Jorg.cries amount to ..1:1,(110.
rho-indulged in wheat speculations si
time agO,. and: after, making .i.2:1,p00 by
her operations in this way, lust mat ch
more than that. a /71thint• -
FifaNets ILkYOE.N was arrested in
Fitchburg, Mass.. On Saturday, on the
charge of having 4 p l Oisr t im si.ier.
Sarah E. Hayden, by mixing arsenic with
her fowl.. !t el t as iirmurittcd for 8 , 1 e‘.
aminatilu On the 10th inst.
.Ilayden's
f a th er afid brother tOth died a few 1% vekh
a gut after; short illnesses, and their bo!lit
as well as that of Sarah, will be exhumed.
Their fatter left property val.veilpt,s''.-
:100, but the sister held notes_ agAitist -it
for money advanced to pay liiisden's,ex
petisefi at the- Boston University, which
wouldmilieu his shltre to tit:20(0:
Wnrix an exenrsiort party c , f.
directors and their friends were seated r a
a ear on a Niding at Carleton ',lnnet ie)2,
( Int:.• on evening. .waiting a
train to take them 10 Ti', rmto,
_they woo
run 1'4144 Ity a Grand Trunk engine, gi , i7ig
at a rate rf :k) miter an 1 : 44 4 1r, Five t.er
t•tuns were sei - erely injured, noo of iibet),:
3 : 1 B -6 .; Ockaderliour, a merchant, - (Heil
Menclay.
Exrto - strE forest tires are- bu i
rning n
various part, l i of the Middle and Entitern
States, owing to the prevailing drought.
.
We/t datimges . itavc been done •in the
vicinity-. or- Sctautnn, and Tobyhauca.
twenty miles from that place, was r:
rounded by flames Stlndaya. r
tet ncon."
The yenple turned out; and after gleat
exertions beat 1 aek the encircling
Forest tires at e,a1,4) raging on thc maim
.tains near Widtesbarre. In Pike county
the flames are approaching - LackaWaxen
and creating . appiehensions- thew,
St. Mary's Catholic Church at Censtabl.:-
ville, near Watertown, N. Y., wasde
stroyed Sunday by sparks ( t ont a roust
Cirri-itt the n-ighborhood. A tileitt the
woods near Exeter,_ IL 1., destroyed dm...!
dwellings, and a man was fatally burned
in one of them. Fires :aro also 'reported
on the Hancock. Mountains, in Western
Massachusetts.
WtimEN Nxviot MINE-!-1f the
bachelor who uttered this senti
nu•nt could but witness the intense
thought, Aker study and thorough invest
igation of yri , men in determining
well,
best
medieincii to keep their families well, mid
would note their sag teity . and it , tioni ils
selecting Itep ilitters as the best and 4.4.-
1 11 "n: 1 4,1:Mint! it by keeping their famiiic4
in perpetual health, at a mere Ili initial
expense, he would bo forced to ack win i
edgn that such -sentiments are baselvz's
and falte.
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